Winding-lever for motor-vehicles.



No. 880.348. PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906. J. D. METUALFE.

WINDING LEVER FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

- APPLIOATI'ON FILED SEPT. 3.11904.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JEFFERSON D. METOALFE, OF DARRINGTOM MISSISSIPPI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFTO GEORGE W. MATHIS, OF DARRINGTON, MISSISSIPPI.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 4, 1906.

Application filed September 3, 1904. Serial No. 223,221.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JEFFERSON D. MET- OALFE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Darrington, in the county of Wilkinson and State ofMississippi, have invented new and useful Improvements in l/Vinding-Levers for Motor-Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to improvementsin winding-levers formotor-vehicles; and it consists in the construction and arrangement ofparts, as will be hereinafter de scribed, and particularly pointed outin the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of amotor-vehicle, partly in section and showing the winding-lever inconnection therewith. Fig. 2 is a front elevation. Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of the lever, its support, the shaft, and the ratchet.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the body of the motor-vehicle,which is hollow, as shown, and provided with a front axle 2 and a rearaxle 3, carrying transportingwheels 4. Extending transversely of thebody 1 immediately beneath the front seat 9 is a rotating power-shaft10. This shaft 10 has one end projecting beyond the body of the vehicleand has mounted loosely thereon for oscillation an upright support 14,provided at its lower end with spaced-apart collars 15, which encircleand rotate on the end of the shaft 10. At the upper end of the supportis provided a slot 14. Alever 16 is provided with an angular bend 16 atits lower end, which is constructed to provide a longitudinal slot 14therein and a right-angular dog 17 thereon, said lever being alsoprovided with an extension to form a bearing 17, ivhich extendsoutwardly from one side of the ever.

Between the collars on the end of the shaft is a fixed ratchet 18, whichserves to contact with the dog when the lever is operated. The slot 14at the upper end of the support is arranged between the lever and itsbearing, and a pin 14 passes through the slot and is secured to thelever and its hearing. A slide 14 on the support serves to have verticalmovement in the slot 14 of the lever.

Having described my invention, what I claim is A winding-lever forspring-motors comprising the lever havin an angular bend at its lowerend to provi e a longitudinal slot and a right-angular dog, said leverbeing also provided with a bearing which extends outwardly from one sidethereof, a rotatable shaft provided on one end with a fixed ratchet, asupport having collars at its lower end which are movably mounted on theshaft at opposite sides of said ratchet, a slide on the support servingto have vertical movement in the longitudinal slot, the upper end of thesup ort having a vertical slot therein, said end eing arranged betweenthe lever and its bearing, and a pin passing through the slot andsecured to the lever and its bearing, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JEFFERSON D. METOALFE.

Witnesses:

R. H. RICHARDSON, WILEY GAVIN.

